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Whore : (noun)
1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute,
cocotte, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy
woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of
pleasure, woman of the street]
(verb)
1: corrupt by lewd intercourse
2: have unlawful sex with a whore
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Whore : \Whore\, n. [OE. hore, AS. h?re; akin to D. hoer, hoere,
G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. h?ra, Dan. hore, Sw. hora,
Goth. h?rs an adulterer, AS. h?r adultery, OHG. huor, and
probably to L. carus dear. Cf. Charity.]
A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men,
especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a
prostitute; a harlot. --Wyclif.
Syn: Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Whore : \Whore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Whoring.] [Cf. Icel. h?ra. See Whore, n.]
1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.
2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Whore : \Whore\, v. t.
To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to
debauch. [R.] --Congreve.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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